I am running the 2024 London Marathon for St Luke’s Hospice in memory of my mum, Maria.

 As many of you would know, my mum was diagnosed with cancer in 2019. At first it was treatable but unfortunately in 2020 we were told there was nothing more they could do, and mum started to receive hospice care.

The carers at St Luke’s Hospice were absolutely amazing, and became like family to us at such a difficult time. Not only did they help us care for mum, they also took time to ensure we were still looking after ourselves and even provided us with further support in the years after mum passed.

Mum’s only wish was that she passed at home with her family around her and St Luke’s made that possible. 

I am amazed at how little funding St Luke’s Hospice receives from the government considering the level of care patients receive old and young. It relies almost entirely on public generosity and people like me, crazy enough to run a marathon with no running experience! 

If mum was here today listening to me say I will be running the London Marathon she would laugh and tell me I’m an eejit… so, this is for you mum.